Hat-fastening device.



R. F. VAN HBUSEN. HAT FASTENING DEVICE. -APPLIOI'ION FILED HAAR'. 12, 19ML.

j Pateunea'Aug. 9, 1910.

ATTORNEYS- sfo y on the'hat, the shank of 't Aurn'rnn strains PATENT onirica. l

RICHARD rrn'rciinn VAN HEUSEN, or rriiriiiisn, new ironicv HAT- FASTENING DEVICE.

'specification of VLetters Patent.A

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Application ined March 12,', ieio. 'serial No. 549,035. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RicHAiaD Fnifrrorinn` `yAN IlnUsnN, a citizen of the United States, having a residence and post-office address at 2177 Clarendon i. road,V Flatbush, Long Island, New York,y vhave invented certain -new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fastening Devices; and I do hereby declare the. following .to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en` vable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the' saine.

'lhepurpose of the invention is to provide a hat-retainin hats, that wilI and yet securely hold the wearer. The de` vicenf my invention' not only accomplishes this primar-yI purpose, but italso constitutes a hat stay which remains fixed toj the hat and does `away with the constant readjustnient necessary with the cominonfstyle of hat pins? Moreover, the character of the device is such that it effects a considerable saving-of time inputting on and taking oi' the hat. For these purposes I provide a hatpin 'having an enlarged ornamental head,

'as is usual, butl shorter than the ordinary pin, so that the point will not protrude through the other side of the hat. Forvthe: purpose of securely holding in place such a pin, which is without support at the other side of the hat, and preventing sagging against the scalp, inay be securely fastened in roper position e pin passing through and being guided ,byy the socket; 'and I further -providean interlock between Vthe head.. and -socket whereby i when :the Shanks-'of the pin-is forced in throughthe socket, until the head -comes into. engagenient with the socket, the two are interlocked and rigidly held together. f

In the following description and accom'- li have set, forth, 'in depanying drawin s hatretaining device which tail, two styles vo embody my invention in` its, referred form.-

Figure 1 is a central'` longitudinal section.,` of one formvof the improved hat=retainin I.,

ositin it in its intended device, showingr l ,a hat; Fig. 2 is an e ovation on the crown o of the same, but showing. the pin withdrawn; Fig. 3 is a central sectionof another specific form of the ha't-retainnig-.device;l

and lFiga isa sectionon the line 4-'-4 of Fig. 3. i v

i parts-of the interlock may device, or stay vfor ladies" do away with sharp, protrading hatpin points, y the hatte the hair of I provide. al socket which` i Referring to Fig.` l the crown of the hat '4 is indicated at C in dotted lines, and to the ispring latches L arranged to take under an annular projection 5 within the socket, to

lock the head tothe socket and hold the pin in place.` -As will be understood, thetwo be separated by pressing'with the fingers upon the buttons (i. It is not my intention to limit the design of the heads of my improved retaining-devices or pins in any particular, but on the conf trary I propos'e to manufacture lthe devices with a Variety of different styles of heads, andin each casev the socket will be correspondingly varied to take the inner end of 4the head.- Nor does the particular locking mechanism between the head and sockets constitute any essential feature of the invention, since there are a great variety of known -ways of making such connections, a great many of which are used in connection with collar'buttons, shirt studs', and the like.`

The-thing desired is to provide a simple and.-

easly manipulated interlock which will not mar the appearance of the ornamental head.

In order that the retaining socket may thus vary in size and shape to :tit the inner end'of j the head, in all designs, I prefer to mount it,

as indicated in the drawings, on a'flat plate 7, which has an extended bearing surface lying against the side of the crown. In this way a secure bearing surface is obtained `whatever the size .of the socket, but it will.

be understood that thisfeatuie is susceptible of great Variation vin sizeand shape, and mayeven be dispensed with entirely if tlie'socket is of large diameter; or if the socket is otherf wise securely fastened to the hat. It is desii-able ,that the socket, or socketcarrying f plate, should be 4readily attachahlc tofaud removable from, the hat,l and that the at' taching devicfe, or devices, should be of such character as not to mai' the hat, and although .the .broad principle of my invention is not in any Way limited to a particular forinof attaching device, yet have shown in the drawings, a form which admirably fullils the. intended puriose and which I prefer to e employ. This evice comprises a stiff, i s 3 Y pointed wire coiled into a few tiirnsand at,

tachcd to the socket or socket-carryin0` plate,

as indicated at 8 in the drawii'igs. Y Tie hatretaining device is applied tdthe hat by therein. In Fig. 1 the shank of the pin is invention has to do with theprovision of thrusting pin 2 through the 'crown until coiled wire 8 comes in contact with the hat, when a twist or two securely fastens plate 7 to the crown, as shown in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of increasing the stiffness or steadiness of the support for the shank of the pin, I'prefer to associate with the socket, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the draw-f ings, a prolonged tube or guide-sleeve 9` within which the shank of the pin fits rather closely so as to have a long bearing-surface straight, and the sleeve 9' embraces it closely, Whereas in Fig. 3 the shank of, the pin is coiled into a spiral with open turns and the guide-sleeve 9 is of suliiciently great diameter to receive this spiral, the whole arrangement forming a pin-int4 which the tendency to sag. is substantially eliminated.-

A further and more specific aspect of my means whereby, Without unduly limiting the longitudinal movement of the pin-shank in putting on and taking off the hat, the complete separation of the pin from the socket 1s prevented,` and it thereby becomes impossible for the pin to fall out of the hat, after the socket has been attached. )ne formA of such means is illustrated in Fig. 3, where it will be seen that the.interior of the tube.9 is fitted with a tube section 10 (see Fig. 4), havin a spiral slit or groove 13, in which the spiral pin shank lies, so that as the pin is withdrawn a stop, 11, fixed to"the"`shank of the pin, comes into engagement with the tube section 10, and prevents the further withdrawal of the pin.

A more elaborate embodiment of the p means for preventing the complete separation of the pin from the socket, and which has the additional function of automatically returning the head to its socket, andguiding and steadying the pin, isv illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, in which a coiled spring 12 surrounds the guide-sleeve 9 and is con-A nected at one end to the socket or -bearing plate 7 and at the other end to the head of the pin.

When applying the hat to the head of the wearer, the pin is withdrawn, as indicated in Fig. 2, the head of the pin is then thrust into the socket and the head and socket interlock. Y It will be observed that the# pin head serves the purpose of receiving and concealin the elongated guide-sleeve and the coiled spring 12,- so that when the parts are in the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 3 the pinwill not differ irr appearance from an ordinary hatpin.

It will be understood that two or mere of these pins, or retaining-devices, will be used in conjunction with one another, as is customary with the ordinary hatpin, but it will not be necessary to have the shank of the pin long enough to protrude through the other side of the hat, to be supported thereby, and in this way the dangerous and objectionable protruding hatpin points are done away with. v

I/Vhat I claim is: l

1. A hat-retaining device comprising a socket adapted to be attached to the hat, a long bearing-sleeve thereon, 'a pin passing through the 4bearing-sleeve, a head on the pin recessed to receive and conceal the bearing-sleeve, and a vreleasable interlock between the head and socket.

l2. A hat-retaining devicel comprising a socket adapted to be attached to the hat, 'a pin passing through the socket a head on the pin, a coiled spring surroundin the pin and attached at one endjinside the Iiead and at the other end to the socket, thehead be ing recessed to` receive and conceal the spring, and a releasable interlockbetween the head and socket.

3. A hat-retaining device comprising a flat plate having an extended surface adapted to bear against the crown of the hat, :r socket on the plate, a long bearing-sleeve extending from the socket, la pin passin through the bearing-sleeve and plate, a hea on the pin, acoiled 4spring surrounding the bearing-sleeve and attached at one end to the socket and the other end to the head, the head 'being recessed to'receive the sleeve and spring, and a releasable interlock between the head and socket.

4. A `hat retaining device comprising pin, a socket through which the pin passes,

a coiled pointed wire on the-base of the socket for attaching it to the hat, a head on the pin, a releasable inter-lock between the socket and the end of the head adjacent thereto, and' retaining4 means preventingv complete separation of the pin A4from the socket but permitting sufficient relative movement to allow the wearer to put on and take oli' a hat without removing the socket therefrom.

In 'testimony whereof I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

h RICHARD FLETCHER VAN HEUSEN. `itnesses:

Louisa OWEN,

WILLIAM H. DAVIS. 

